10th Rank of Indiana’s favorable business-tax climate, according to the Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C. Surrounding state ranks:

Illinois — 31Wisconsin — 43Ohio — 39Kentucky — 27

Property Taxes

Fifth-lowest Surpassed only by the rates of New Mexico, North Dakota, Idaho, and Utah.

Incentives

$921 million The amount Indiana doles out every year in business incentives, an amount equivalent to six cents per dollar of the budget. And it’s not just going to the ExactTargets of the state—several pages of the annual incentives report are small businesses, like breweries.